Mostly I'm now just pondering who would sing Rainbow Connection.... and cackling because Orcish is 100% crying now.

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At twilight's end, the shadow's crossed / a new world birthed, the elder lost.Yet on the morn we wake to find / that mem'ry left so far behind.To deafened ears we ask, unseen / "Which is life and which the dream?"

"He stormed off," a new voice said. Daneera turned around to see Gale standing there, smiling. "He wanted to sing the entire Gilbert and Sullivan collection, and when they told him he had to pick just one, he threw a tantrum and said they were stifling his creative genius or something."

"Hey, Gale," Daneera said. "I know you'll be singing, right?"

"Of course."

"Let me guess. 'Come Sail Away'?"

Gale grinned. "Of course."

As they were talking, Tryst walked up.

"Oh, hey, Tryst," Daneera said. "What are you here for?"

She looked around the room and licked her lips. "Sexual Healing."

"Oh, sure, Marvin Gaye would be perfect for this competition," Gale said.

Tryst looked at her. "Wait, what competition?"

"So, what are you going to sing, Danee?" Gale asked.

Daneera groaned. She hated that nickname.

Before she could answer, Tryst spoke. "Something to do with her boy-toy, probably. 'Hungry Like the Wolf,' maybe?" She winked.

For a few seconds, the others didn't say anything. It was Tryst who broke the silence. "That was a Muppet song, right?"

Daneera slumped her shoulders. "Yeah."

"Oh." Tryst grinned. "Well, would it help you sing the song if we got someone to stick their hand up your..."

"Tryst!" the other three yelled.

"What? I was just trying to be helpful..."

OK, so, I love *everything* about this. But, if you were going to twist my arm, and force me to pick ten things that I specifically love about it, I would first say, "ouch, that hurts," and then I would list the following ten things:

1) I love that Kahr and Aamir are singing "Two Princes," and that they're going to try to "metal up" a Spin Doctors song.

2) I love that Aloise and Beryl are doing "Light My Fire." In my head canon, Aloise is just a huge Doors fan, and has no ulterior motive in choosing this particular song. Beryl, meanwhile, just keeps getting redder, and redder, and more nervous, and more nervous, until, FWOOSH. (I imagine some perturbed faculty member in the background rushing for the fire extinguisher and muttering: "I told them 'no pyro.' It specifically says 'no pyro' on the sign-up sheet. Side note: I imagine that Beryl gets sprayed with fire extinguishers *a lot* at this school.)

3) I can't explain why, but I am having fun imagining Hush-Hush in, like, full 80s costume, with white Members Only jackets, Flock of Seagulls haircuts, and oh so much eyeliner. And, if they decide against Thompson Twins, I think they could also crush "Don't Speak."

4) The joke about Antony immediately makes me think of the Cape Feare episode of The Simpsons, where Bart thwarts Sideshow Bob by goading him into singing the entire Gilbert and Sullivan. And this means that, from now on, I just know I'm going to hear Kelsey Grammer's voice in my head whenever Antony talks. And, you know what? I'm OK with that.

5) Gruff's song is the best thing ever.

6) I love that Gale calls Daneera "Danee."

7) Gale would crush "Come Sail Away."

8) I love that High School AU Tryst is, like, a complete 180-degree swap from canon Tryst, and I am never going to get tired of her cringe-worthy banter. Especially her line at the very end. I laughed unreasonably hard at that.

9) There is no such thing as a bad "Hungry Like The Wolf" joke in Daneera's context. Worth the price of admission just for that. Also, "Hungry Like The Wolf" is a top-10 dance party song of all time, and anyone who disagrees can FITE ME.

10) Lukas not being able to choose a 50s teenage heartbreak song because none of them are sad enough is so funny it's not even fair.

Thanks so much for sharing this, Raven -- and for starting this whole rollick in the first place. This thread is better than penicillin, I swear.

OK, so, I love *everything* about this. But, if you were going to twist my arm, and force me to pick ten things that I specifically love about it, I would first say, "ouch, that hurts," and then I would list the following ten things:

Sorry, I'll try to be a bit gentler while twisting your arm in the future.

1) I love that Kahr and Aamir are singing "Two Princes," and that they're going to try to "metal up" a Spin Doctors song.

As you likely guessed, I had a ton of fun thinking of songs and groups to pair with our characters. The fact that we have two princes meant that they HAD to sing "Two Princes." It's just too easy. And because there's basically no way that High School Kahr isn't a metal music/hard rock kinda guy, the "metaling up" was my compromise here.

2) I love that Aloise and Beryl are doing "Light My Fire." In my head canon, Aloise is just a huge Doors fan, and has no ulterior motive in choosing this particular song. Beryl, meanwhile, just keeps getting redder, and redder, and more nervous, and more nervous, until, FWOOSH. (I imagine some perturbed faculty member in the background rushing for the fire extinguisher and muttering: "I told them 'no pyro.' It specifically says 'no pyro' on the sign-up sheet. Side note: I imagine that Beryl gets sprayed with fire extinguishers *a lot* at this school.)

Again, just too easy to not do. Plus, I have this great mental visual of Aloise just getting really, really into it, which I find very cute.

3) I can't explain why, but I am having fun imagining Hush-Hush in, like, full 80s costume, with white Members Only jackets, Flock of Seagulls haircuts, and oh so much eyeliner. And, if they decide against Thompson Twins, I think they could also crush "Don't Speak."

Ohh, I wish I'd have thought of that one! Incidentally, I considered putting Jackie up there to sing some Dylan, but it didn't feel quite right for her character. The singing, that is, not the Dylan. Dylan will always feel right for her character.

4) The joke about Antony immediately makes me think of the Cape Feare episode of The Simpsons, where Bart thwarts Sideshow Bob by goading him into singing the entire Gilbert and Sullivan. And this means that, from now on, I just know I'm going to hear Kelsey Grammer's voice in my head whenever Antony talks. And, you know what? I'm OK with that.

I hadn't thought of that, although I love that episode. I was just trying to think of some way for Antony to go way over the top theatre-wise. Also, truth be told, I'm a big fan of Gilbert and Sullivan.

This was 100% the reason this story got written. The "I want a rock! I want two rocks!" popped into my head, and I knew I had to write it. The rest of this story was created as a vehicle for Gruff's cover. And Daneera's reaction to it, a simple "gross," amuses me to no end for some reason.

8) I love that High School AU Tryst is, like, a complete 180-degree swap from canon Tryst, and I am never going to get tired of her cringe-worthy banter. Especially her line at the very end. I laughed unreasonably hard at that.

Yeah, and all because she has horns. We're horrible...and hilarious...

Actually, considering the entire thing came from wanting to get Gruff's song in, I had a bit of a hard time ending this one, so Tryst's immature reaction to Daneera's favorite song helped me out a lot!

9) There is no such thing as a bad "Hungry Like The Wolf" joke in Daneera's context. Worth the price of admission just for that. Also, "Hungry Like The Wolf" is a top-10 dance party song of all time, and anyone who disagrees can FITE ME.

Funnily, I actually do prefer "Excitable Boy" to "Werewolves of London." That song is wonderfully disturbing.

10) Lukas not being able to choose a 50s teenage heartbreak song because none of them are sad enough is so funny it's not even fair.

I have to admit to being pretty proud of this one, as there's a surprising amount of things going on with it. But also, Gabrielle's tragedy in canon being reskinned as "Gabby" breaking up with Lukas is so absurd that it just amuses me.

"Hey, Tryst!"As the devilkin turned around, her face practically exploded into a sarcastic grin."Well hello, Harran. Did you end up at a hairdresser who only speaks orc, or something? Also, I think you're wearing DeCoeur's jacket."Lukas' hand very briefly went first to the black spikes which now adorned his head, and then to the leather jacket, proving Tryst's suspicion that he was not entirely comfortable with either one. She started loading up another barrage of comments, but Lukas managed to regain enough of his composure to speak first.

"Very funny. I just felt that it was time to stop moping about how my life used to be. I'm not one of the school sweethearts anymore, so I figured I should just deal with it and find somewhere else to belong. Which is actually why I wanted to talk to you. Word is you are dating the leader of the Street Demons?"

For the first time in Lukas' memory, Trust seemed to lose her cool demeanor. "We are not dating! We are just having some fun! I don't even... Never mind, that's none of your business. What does it matter to you anyway?""Honestly, I was hoping to join."

Lukas took the laughter in stride. All four minutes of it. When Tryst finally caught her breath and realized he was still standing there, she looked him over while suppressing a snicker."And what makes you think you would fit in? You may have changed your look, but you are still the most white-bread goody-two-shoes I've ever met. What makes you think you could survive ten minutes with those guys?""I told you, that's who I was with Gabby. She's not around anymore, so you can just forget who I used to be, okay? Besides, I figured they would at least like to check out my new ride."

Tryst followed his boss with her eyes, and then had to struggle to keep her jaw from dropping. Lukas had just indicated the most impressive bike she had ever seen in person. It was a sparkling new lowrider with an engine bigger than most cars. She would never have admitted it, but in that moment, and that moment only, she found Lucas attractive."No way it's that your bike!" As Lukas nodded, she continued. "That thing must have cost a fortune. How did you manage that, Harran?""Well, it's surprising how much your budget opens up when your girlfriend leaves you."Tryst actually chuckled. Lukas felt more confident by the minute. Of course, he wasn't about to tell her that the money had actually come from the savings account he had put all of his summer job money into for the past three years. Also known as his college fund. That didn't matter. The new Lukas didn't need a college fund.

Tryst shook her head. "I really don't know what to make of you. You know what, I am going to introduce you to the gang. If nothing else, to see how long it takes you to get stabbed. I might even start a betting pool. Meet me behind the library after school."

She was gone before Lukas could thank her. Which was probably for the best, because he would probably have overdone it, and lost what little respect he had managed to gain. He really didn't have the whole cool guy thing down yet, but he'd have to learn fast to make this work. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a creased piece paper. He had found it two days earlier, in the back of a reading assignment. She knew he wouldn't finish it until the day before deadline, so it had been a great place to make sure he wouldn't find it until it was too late to find her. He almost knew it by heart already, but he read it one more time anyway.

"Lukas, I'm sorry it had to end this way. Especially because I couldn't tell you why. So even though I know I shouldn't, I'm telling you here. We are leaving. By the time you read this, we will already be gone, I don't know where. My brother is in serious trouble. You know how he started picking fights with people? Well, some of those people want him dead. He got in their way too much, apparently. He got stabbed a few days ago. It wasn't too bad, but they made it clear they were planning to come back to finish him. I think you can guess who did it, but the police said there isn't enough evidence to do anything about it. So Dad decided that we need to get out. He gave us 24 hours to pack, and told us not to let anyone know what was going on. Of course, I couldn't leave without saying anything, so I decided that it was better to break your heart face to face than behind your back. I hope you can forgive me. And who knows, maybe someday, some will do something about those hooligans and we can come back. Until then, know that I will always miss you.I love you.Gabby"

He pressed paper gently against his lips and whispered."Don't worry, someone will."

Very nice! That's a clever way of getting at Lukas's canon, reluctant use of black mana in a high school setting, and Tryst seems like the perfect liaison into a demon-themed street gang. Lukas giving up his college fund is a nice parallel to canon Lukas giving up his access to , too. I like it!

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